
Born of a Virgin?
Reconceiving Jesus In The Bible, Tradition And Theology
Andrew Lincoln(Author)
SPCK Publishing
Published on 19. September 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-281-05839-6 (ISBN)
Description
Many Christians find the virgin birth a difficult doctrine and are not sure how to handle it. This book examines why that is by addressing the whole range of issues that arise - literary, historical and hermeneutical - from a perspective that takes seriously creedal confession and theological and ecclesiological concerns. incoln's investigation of the primary sources for the virgin birth leads him to consider the literary genre and distinctive characteristics of the New Testament birth narratives as part of ancient biography, and to reassess the likely historicity of the traditions that Matthew and Luke have in common. He then looks at how changes in our views of history and biology decisively affect any traditional understanding of the virgin birth, exploring what that means for the authority of Scripture and creed, and for our understanding of Christology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
512 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-281-05839-6 (9780281058396)
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09/2013
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Person
Andrew T. Lincoln is Professor of New Testament, University of Gloucestershire. His recent publications include Colossians (Abingdon 2000), Truth on Trial (Hendrickson 2000) and The Gospel According to St. John (Continuum 2005).